vitkost

English translation: slenderness

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Croatian term or phrase:vitkost
English translation:slenderness
Entered by: eleonora_r

19:44 May 9, 2007
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / temelji
Croatian term or phrase: vitkost
za postojeće objekte velikog specifičnog opterećenja, moguće je primijeniti zaštitu i mega-šipovima ukoliko njihova dubina nije veća od 3.0 m s obzirom da vitkost mega-šipova nije dozvoljena zbog male otpornosti na horizontalne (seizmičke) sile.
eleonora_r
Local time: 22:18
slenderness
Explanation:
vitkost > slenderness

...While this mechanism appears plausible, this paper proposes a different pile failure mechanism, which focuses on the slenderness of piles.
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Mira Stepanovic
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5 +2slenderness
Mira Stepanovic
5slenderness ratio
RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic


  

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slenderness ratio


Explanation:
slenderness ratio - koeficijent vitkosti;vitkost

RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic
Serbia
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
slenderness


Explanation:
vitkost > slenderness

...While this mechanism appears plausible, this paper proposes a different pile failure mechanism, which focuses on the slenderness of piles.

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  • http://www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/geotech_new/publications/TR/TR324.pdf
Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 22:18
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Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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Mira, svaka vam čast! Sve znate. Hvala!

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agree  sazo
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agree  RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic: as well as slenderness ratio! :) Prevodi se i kao vitkost, i kao koeficijent vitkosti. :)))
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  -> slenderness ratio > koeficijent vitkosti http://drvnaindustrija.sumfak.hr/index.php?lan=0&pom=&submit...
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